1 DAY COURSE: TRAUMA MANAGEMENT

Managing Trauma in a Changing World: Major Incidents, Hostage Taking, Terrorism

trauma

Date: Thursday 25 March, 2010
Venue: Room G408, Central Services Building, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee Campus

Aberdeen was one of the first places in the UK to provide specialist care for trauma victims and their families following the Piper Alpha oil platform disaster in 1988. Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen specialises in delivering customised training and education programmes to the international oil, gas and energy sector. A particular area of focus is Health, Safety and Environment. The Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research (ACTR) offers a one-day course in Basic Trauma Management.

Who Should Attend

Having the skills to handle the effects of trauma on a workforce, resulting from a major incident, is essential for any senior executive or manager responsible for health, safety and wellbeing, particularly in the oil and gas industry.

The Basic Trauma Management Course offers an introduction into the various impacts that trauma has on individuals and organisations. Professionals most likely to benefit from this course are therefore HR Directors, HSE Directors, Senior Management in Business Continuity and Corporate Communications, and Management with responsibility for staff travelling and working in regions with security and risk issues.

The Course Programme

The one-day training covers the following topics, delivered in three sections:

Firemen

Impact of trauma (i)

Basic principles
"Twenty questions” (discussion)
Normal reactions to trauma
Ripple effect
A major incident (exercise)
The helpers and first responders

Impact of trauma (ii)

At risk and vulnerability factors
Resilience
Post-traumatic psychiatric disorders
How can we help?
Psychological First Aid
Peer Support
Trauma Risk Management
Clues for professional help

Man Crying

Bereavement, Grief and Mourning

General principles
Normal reactions
At risk and vulnerability factors
Complicated grief
Visiting the bereaved

Conclusions

References and reading list

Contact

To register your interest in this course, please email trauma@rgu.ac.uk

Course Date:	Thursday 25 March, 2010
Time:	09:00 – 16:00
Location:	Room G408, Central Services Building, Robert Gordon University, Garthdee, Aberdeen AB10 7QG
Cost:	£400 per person + VAT @ 17.5% (Total: £470) 10% discount for Members of Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce (£360 + VAT @ 17.5% - Total: £423)

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